February 2021 W.I.S.H. - Being your own Fabulous Self

[glss1/2fll]

I had a very large group of friends get their shots just because no one was showing up the final two hours and they had lots to spare! It helped that someone was friends with a nurse on site and she sent out messages to everyone she knew saying grab some buddies and come here now!

Wahoo for being Wednesday!
Wahoo for bandages to cover the monster cardboard caused paper cut I got today!
Wahoo for co workers coming in to cover a million absences today when they were scheduled to work from home!
Wahoo for not stuffing my face with reese's pieces today! Didn't even have one!

 

[piglet1979]

Yesterday turned out to be a great day. Out of the blue my manager sent out an email to see who would be interested to be on a wait list for the vaccine. He needed to know with in a half hour. I said yes. Not expecting much. I got a call at 3 and got the first dose at 3:30. It was through a big school district that we work very closely with. It was left over doses for the day from either missed doses or teachers that didn't sign up. There were several of us from work there. I feel very luck. Now to get my husband the vaccine. It may be awhile for that.

I have really had many symptoms. I have an extremely sore arm. Worse then other shots. It hurts through my shoulder to my neck and at times under my arm. Also, I am not very tired. I slept for about 30 minutes and then I was wide awake so I went to the couch to not both DH. I was up for about an hour or so and then fell asleep for about 3 hours. I woke at about 4:15 and have been wide awake since. It is now 6. But other then that I have been good.

 

[MickeyMom76]

What are you grateful for today?

 

[Oneanne]

Thankful Thursday...

... again I am thankful that I always seem to get the information I need when I need it. Yesterday a gal I follow in IG (I seem to say that at least once a week, don't I) posted a picture of a book saying it was a workbook her therapist recommended but she wasn't sure she'd get it because she already had a couple workbooks that she knew she was too ADD to finish. The book was: A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD (Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers). I bought it and it will arrive today. I don't know how long it would have taken me to realize such a thing was available without that prompt. I do know I won't finish it... but I will start it, and knowing I won't finish it going in, is in a strange way empowering.
... I'm thankful to be able to take next week off, as I really do need it. And I'm thankful to be able to spend a couple of the days away from the house.

 

[piglet1979]

I am thankful to be able to receive the vaccine.

I am also thankful for doctors. My daughter's ankle/foot is swollen for no reason that we know of. This is the one that she just had surgery on in October. I have been able to get her an appointment for Monday but I have an email into his nurse practitioner. She is awesome and I may be able to get in sooner. She is off on Thursday but I will her from her tomorrow morning. I will be glad when DD's ankle/foot issues will be over. It has been a really long 6ish years with issues.

 

[sjrec]

Thankful for every sunny day over 40 degrees!
Thankful for the longer days before it gets dark-our weatherman said we’re gaining 2+ minutes every day!
Thankful for good mental health-zoomed with friends today and that always cheers me up!

 

[PollyannaMom]

I second the weather! It’s bright and sunny, more snow has melted, and I can finally believe spring will be here soon.

Also: how easy it is to find worksheets and lesson ideas online! I’m planning for next week (Dr. Seuss’s birthday) and ahead a bit for St. Patrick’s Day, and I’ve found a ton of stuff people have generously shared.

 

[Summer2018]

THANKFUL THURSDAY

I'm thankful that our superintendent chose my school to be in the first group of teachers to be vaccinated. (The goal is to get everyone done by April vacation.) It looks like I will be getting my first shot on March 5th or 6th.

I'm thankful for the warmer temperatures, sunny days, and increasingly more daylight every day.

I'm thankful that I can schedule my hair appointment for April vacation. She will be cutting off about 1 foot of hair! My hair will no longer be two different colors!

I'm thankful that I will be able to schedule a pedicure during the same week...heck, I might even spring for a manicure.

I'm thankful that nobody in my family has gotten Covid, and praying that my DD & DH can get vaccinated sooner rather than later.

 

[sjrec]

THANKFUL THURSDAY

I'm thankful that our superintendent chose my school to be in the first group of teachers to be vaccinated. (The goal is to get everyone done by April vacation.) It looks like I will be getting my first shot on March 5th or 6th.

I'm thankful for the warmer temperatures, sunny days, and increasingly more daylight every day.

I'm thankful that I can schedule my hair appointment for April vacation. She will be cutting off about 1 foot of hair! My hair will no longer be two different colors!

I'm thankful that I will be able to schedule a pedicure during the same week...heck, I might even spring for a manicure.

I'm thankful that nobody in my family has gotten Covid, and praying that my DD & DH can get vaccinated sooner rather than later.

So you get your first dose next week? Yay!!!! That’s great!
A cut and color are first on my list (hopefully next week) and then my nails.

 

[glss1/2fll]

We did the thankful thing at dinner tonight (we try to do it just about every night!). I was thankful for broccoli--just really been craving it lately. DH was thankful for gloves because his walk to work in the morning is cold. Twins were thankful for grandparents and great aunts and uncles.

Thankful for yoga class.

 

[MickeyMom76]

It’s Free For All Friday!
What’s on your mind?

 

[MickeyMom76]

This is a better reflection of how I’m feeling. This was a long week of 5 days of in person teaching. This month has been filled with virtual school days due to snow, which seemed like little breaks. But this was a full week. Plus a faculty meeting, a student concerns meeting, a planning meeting and a booster club meeting for field hockey (and I’m the president).

I realized I forgot to post my own gratitude here. But I did share it with my class and their families. I was thankful for the sunshine. I was thankful to be back in school all week (the consistency is good for my students, but exhausting for me). I was thankful for the 100th day of school this week and all they have learned so far!

To be honest with all of you, I think I’m starting to get a little depressed. I try to keep a positive mindset. But I keep hearing about everyone who is getting the vaccine and PA is still working in getting it to 1A (people over 65 and those with underlying conditions). Teachers & other essential workers are in group 1B. But my parents haven’t even been able to get an appointment yet. They keep booking up so quickly. Some of the teachers are starting to just say that they have an underlying condition just so they can get it. But I won’t do that. I am happy to hear of so many of you getting your vaccines. I just hope PA can get it together to get these vaccines out faster.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I agree it's been a long week!

 

[piglet1979]

THANKFUL THURSDAY

I'm thankful that our superintendent chose my school to be in the first group of teachers to be vaccinated. (The goal is to get everyone done by April vacation.) It looks like I will be getting my first shot on March 5th or 6th.

I'm thankful for the warmer temperatures, sunny days, and increasingly more daylight every day.

I'm thankful that I can schedule my hair appointment for April vacation. She will be cutting off about 1 foot of hair! My hair will no longer be two different colors!

I'm thankful that I will be able to schedule a pedicure during the same week...heck, I might even spring for a manicure.

I'm thankful that nobody in my family has gotten Covid, and praying that my DD & DH can get vaccinated sooner rather than later.

So exciting to be getting your hair and nails done. It has been over a year since I last got my hair cut and colored. I will have to wait a bit longer though as I will need to wait for DH to get his vaccine. This will most likely be summer.

 

[piglet1979]

I am finally doing better today. I didn't get a workout in last night as my arm hurt so bad I could even stand to move it. Plus I was exhausted from not sleeping but couldn't fall asleep when trying to take nap. I finally fell asleep around midnight on the couch and sleep really good. I woke up to my arm being much better too. My apatite is slowly coming back too.

Just a little tidbit for anyone getting the vaccine. I was talking to my mom on Wednesday and she told me that her friend that is a nurse (I think an ER nurse) told her to take acetaminophen instead of ibuprofen for side affects from the vaccines. She said that ibuprofen will interact with the vaccine. Also another thing I found out with acetaminophen is that you can take it every 4-6 hours but can only take 6 pills in 24 hours. I didn't realize this when I started to take it. I took the last dose of acetaminophen at 11:30 yesterday and couldn't take more until after 9 last night. This was when my arm got the worst. I am so thankful though that my side affects were not any worse though and I will take what I had over getting COVID any day.

 

[sjrec]

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This is a better reflection of how I’m feeling. This was a long week of 5 days of in person teaching. This month has been filled with virtual school days due to snow, which seemed like little breaks. But this was a full week. Plus a faculty meeting, a student concerns meeting, a planning meeting and a booster club meeting for field hockey (and I’m the president).

I realized I forgot to post my own gratitude here. But I did share it with my class and their families. I was thankful for the sunshine. I was thankful to be back in school all week (the consistency is good for my students, but exhausting for me). I was thankful for the 100th day of school this week and all they have learned so far!

To be honest with all of you, I think I’m starting to get a little depressed. I try to keep a positive mindset. But I keep hearing about everyone who is getting the vaccine and PA is still working in getting it to 1A (people over 65 and those with underlying conditions). Teachers & other essential workers are in group 1B. But my parents haven’t even been able to get an appointment yet. They keep booking up so quickly. Some of the teachers are starting to just say that they have an underlying condition just so they can get it. But I won’t do that. I am happy to hear of so many of you getting your vaccines. I just hope PA can get it together to get these vaccines out faster.

My retired friends and I often comment that we can’t imagine still doing our jobs during this past year. We would have, because you don’t have a choice, but I can’t imagine the stress, let alone having young kids and worrying about their academic year and mental health. I would be whining a lot.
I hope you and your parents are successful getting vaccinated soon-it sounds like more vaccines are becoming available soon. If UPMC is an option for them, they have a phone number you can call-people on my local Facebook page are waiting 45 minutes but able to sign up. When we signed up with Wellspan we were willing to go 40 miles, so that gave us 12 options. Their website is the easiest to use, in my opinion.

Hope you have a relaxing weekend and can rest and recharge.

***Here is phone# for UPMC:
1-844-876-2822

 

[Oneanne]

Woohoo, so thankful it is Friday! This has been a week... yesterday seemed to drag on forever, but must have ended at some point since we are in fact in Friday now.

Started reading the Women with ADHD workbook yesterday. The tone is very upbeat, but right away they make it clear that this isn't something that can be "fixed". I know that and have been telling myself that I just want to learn to better manage it, but somehow was equating "manage" with "fix", so this is sitting heavily with me. But I do believe it can get better, thru better nutrition, more exercise and possibly some herbal support.

Thinking of a lot of projects to do next week, knowing full well I need to edit the list down to what I may actually finish. I need to go thru my clothes again and get down to the minimum of what I actually need and will wear... what will bring joy. I need to clear out the closet in this room and sort thru all the crafting stuff, again getting down to the minimum of what I think I might actually use. That right there is a lot, but I am also dreaming of painting this room and the little hallway between the bedrooms. And hanging new drapes. And...

 

[Summer2018]

View attachment 559047
This is a better reflection of how I’m feeling. This was a long week of 5 days of in person teaching. This month has been filled with virtual school days due to snow, which seemed like little breaks. But this was a full week. Plus a faculty meeting, a student concerns meeting, a planning meeting and a booster club meeting for field hockey (and I’m the president).

I realized I forgot to post my own gratitude here. But I did share it with my class and their families. I was thankful for the sunshine. I was thankful to be back in school all week (the consistency is good for my students, but exhausting for me). I was thankful for the 100th day of school this week and all they have learned so far!

To be honest with all of you, I think I’m starting to get a little depressed. I try to keep a positive mindset. But I keep hearing about everyone who is getting the vaccine and PA is still working in getting it to 1A (people over 65 and those with underlying conditions). Teachers & other essential workers are in group 1B. But my parents haven’t even been able to get an appointment yet. They keep booking up so quickly. Some of the teachers are starting to just say that they have an underlying condition just so they can get it. But I won’t do that. I am happy to hear of so many of you getting your vaccines. I just hope PA can get it together to get these vaccines out faster.

I feel similar about being back for a full week with all of the demands. The snow days were a nice break, and there's nothing as awesome as the mute button when the kids become obnoxious during remote learning. It's better for them to be in school, but it is so much harder to teach under current conditions. I attend all meetings virtually which allows me to multitask, but all of the various committees and trainings are still overwhelming. I am fortunate to still have remote Wednesdays, but I know that at anytime, they could be taken away.

Although I know that my first vaccine is in one week, I came to the realization that I still have to be as cautious as I am now to protect my family until they are vaccinated. So, I will wear a double mask taped to my face when I get my hair done, but I will wait for DD to be vaccinated before I get a mani-pedi. No point in taking unnecessary risks which may endanger my family.

In the meantime, CT is ignoring those with underlying health conditions and doing it all by age groups. I think it is a serious mistake.

I can't wait until we can all relax and get back to our lives.

 

[blackdogg]

Checking in... thankful it’s Friday! How is that?! I ignored all that I normally do to keep us in check to put together a resume- as a SAHM Y’all... it was deflating. I do so much yet... yep, doesn’t look great for entry into the job world. That’s ok. Need to start somewhere.

This weekend is easy & home & nada I’m thrilled for the lazy time at home with fam.

Woohoo, so thankful it is Friday! This has been a week... yesterday seemed to drag on forever, but must have ended at some point since we are in fact in Friday now.

Started reading the Women with ADHD workbook yesterday. The tone is very upbeat, but right away they make it clear that this isn't something that can be "fixed". I know that and have been telling myself that I just want to learn to better manage it, but somehow was equating "manage" with "fix", so this is sitting heavily with me. But I do believe it can get better, thru better nutrition, more exercise and possibly some herbal support.

Thinking of a lot of projects to do next week, knowing full well I need to edit the list down to what I may actually finish. I need to go thru my clothes again and get down to the minimum of what I actually need and will wear... what will bring joy. I need to clear out the closet in this room and sort thru all the crafting stuff, again getting down to the minimum of what I think I might actually use. That right there is a lot, but I am also dreaming of painting this room and the little hallway between the bedrooms. And hanging new drapes. And...

Everyone has their own preferences but I struggle w/o my meds. I definitely don’t take everyday but when I’m tasking & need to be present... it is so helpful. My fam practice prescribes... some do. Some do not. Worth a chat if that strikes you as helpful.

 

[MickeyMom76]

For Social Saturday, let’s visit Magic Kingdom together. Which things would you pick to do? You can use this list or just share your must-dos